Excelsior Correspondent
RAJOURI, Aug 23: The house of a retired Assistant Sub Inspector of J&K Police was gutted in Nowshera area of district Rajouri today.
Official sources said that at around 9 am today , the house of retired ASI, Som Raj, son of Basant Ram, resident of Kheri (Ward No.5), Panchayat Mangla Devi-B, in Nowshera sector suddenly caught fire due to suspected short circuit. The fire started from the Kitchen and then it engulfed store and adjoining two rooms. Property worth lakhs was damaged in the fire. However, some items from the rooms were saved.
Fire tender from Nowshera was called but the fire had already caused extensive damage to the property. The loss of property was being assessed by the family, the sources added.
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